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SAWM INDIA STATEMENT ON THE MEGHALAYA HIGH COURT ORDER OF MARCH 8.
South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) India is deeply concerned by the order of the Meghalaya High Court in a suo moto contempt proceeding initiated against “The Shillong Times” Editor Ms. Patricia Mukhim and its Publisher Ms. Shobha Chaudhury.…
The Parliamentary Panel Will Reinforce Bias on Twitter, Not Fix It
The committee, which has set a deadline for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to appear before it, could have aimed to do much more than just enabling right-wing voices.
Round one of the bout between the parliamentary panel on information…
Sri Lanka’s Center for Investigative Reporting ceremonial launch today
Addressing a long-felt vacuum, Sri Lanka will launch Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) at a ceremony at ‘The Lighthouse’ Auditorium of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute in Colombo today (January 30).Iqbal Athas, Consultant…
Remembering Lasantha Wickrematunge
A decade is a long time to grieve, too long to solve a murder. Too long to come to terms that no one cares but for their benefit which does not include the aggrieved. Sad though, this seem to be the reality. Lasantha certainly did not die…
SAWM INDIA – UNICEF INDIA Media Initiative 2018 Gender & Sanitation Brief Report
The South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), in collaboration with the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Initiative (WASH) by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), organized a conference on the theme of ‘Gender &…
At Sabarimala, They Turned Their Anger At Us, Women Journalists
By Sneha Mary Koshy
We were reporting from the Pamba base camp, 4.6 km from the Sabarimala temple where entry of women of reproductive age is now allowed after the Supreme Court's order, when suddenly some 20-30 people started shouting and…
Hang in there women, MJ Akbar is a victory, but the #MeToo fight is just starting
NANDITA SINGH
Now that Akbar is freed from shackles of political scrutiny, he can drag Priya Ramani’s name through the mud without dirtying BJP’s image.
It took 20 women journalists decades to speak out against the alleged sexual…
Court agrees to hear MJ Akbar’s case on Oct 31
by Somya Lakhani
A Delhi court on Thursday took cognizance of the criminal defamation complaint filed by former Union Minister and former editor MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani. The court directed him to appear on October 31 when…
MJ Akbar resigns: It’s vindication, say the women who called him out, but task unfinished
by Krishn Kaushik , Somya Lakhani
Minutes after Minister of State (External Affairs) M J Akbar resigned Wednesday over allegations of sexual harassment and assault, journalist Priya Ramani, who was the first to name him publicly, tweeted:…